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August 28, 2008

G133: Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Jason Giambi tied the game with a pinch-hit home run off Hideki Okajima in the seventh, then he won the game with a line drive single to center off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth.

Lester (6.2-5-1-0-8, 119) returned to form, but the bullpen could not hold the slim lead. It seemed like Terry Francona left Justin Masterson in the game in the ninth with runners at first and second and one out to see if he could escape. Having him face a crappy right-handed hitter like Ivan Rodriguez is not a bad move. But Masterson walked him on a full count to load the bases. Then it was Bot vs HGH.

A sweep would have been perfect, but we ended up taking two out of three -- which was all anyone could have reasonably expected on Friday morning. So while they are celebrating in the Bronx, I present the official team picture of the 2008 New York Yankees:***

I was SO looking forward to coming home to a broom job today. My heart sank and I felt freaking crushed....but just for a sec. Then I thought - "2 of 3 at their place. Shoved them a little closer to the brink. And, with a little help tonight, could gain a game out of the trip. Not bad at all, and we're in decent shape for the remainder of the season. 3 home and 3 away with the Evil Rays and the BJs, and 3 at home with the Skankees and O's. The only road series left outside the division is at Texas, for a total of 19 home and 9 road games left. The Satanic Rays have 17 road and 13 home games left, with their last 8 away. Our last 7 are home. We dunna need no stinking wild card :)Oops - update - the D-Rays beat Canada, but we still stayed even while on our last extended road trip. I can live with that. Time to gain ground now!